Female homicide victims in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina: Female homicide victims was 13 homicides in 2023. ▼ Falling
Female homicide victims in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 1990–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024); United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in homicides.
Analysis
Bosnia and Herzegovina recorded 13 homicides for female homicide victims in 2023.
The figure is up 8.3% on the previous year and down 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female homicide victims in Bosnia and Herzegovina peaked at 29 homicides in 2001 and was at its lowest, 5 homicides, in 2020.
Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 82nd of 138 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Female homicide victims in Bosnia and Herzegovina, year by year
| Year | homicides | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 16 homicides | — |
| 2000 | 20 homicides | +25.0% |
| 2001 | 29 homicides | +45.0% |
| 2002 | 25 homicides | -13.8% |
| 2009 | 15 homicides | -40.0% |
| 2010 | 10 homicides | -33.3% |
| 2011 | 16 homicides | +60.0% |
| 2012 | 24 homicides | +50.0% |
| 2013 | 14 homicides | -41.7% |
| 2014 | 11 homicides | -21.4% |
| 2015 | 18 homicides | +63.6% |
| 2016 | 15 homicides | -16.7% |
| 2017 | 10 homicides | -33.3% |
| 2018 | 8 homicides | -20.0% |
| 2019 | 10 homicides | +25.0% |
| 2020 | 5 homicides | -50.0% |
| 2021 | 7 homicides | +40.0% |
| 2022 | 12 homicides | +71.4% |
| 2023 | 13 homicides | +8.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16 homicides | 16 homicides | 16 homicides | 1 |
| 2000s | 22.25 homicides | 15 homicides | 29 homicides | 4 |
| 2010s | 13.6 homicides | 8 homicides | 24 homicides | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.25 homicides | 5 homicides | 13 homicides | 4 |
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More gender data for Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 372.3 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.27 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 2,642 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 2,642 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate -0.7178 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 11,659 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 12,443 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 11,698 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 12,486 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 11,794 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is female homicide victims in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Female homicide victims in Bosnia and Herzegovina was 13 homicides in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024); United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest female homicide victims recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The highest recorded value was 29 homicides in 2001.
- What is the lowest female homicide victims recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The lowest recorded value was 5 homicides in 2020.
- How does Bosnia and Herzegovina rank for female homicide victims?
- Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 82nd out of 138 countries with data for 2023.
- Is female homicide victims rising or falling in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bosnia and Herzegovina data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024); United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Female homicide victims. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of intentional homicidesof female victims .